Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-10-06


damages which is in effect an eject
ment suit. The action is brought by
Jane E. B. Simpson, of Dumfries, Scot
land, who claims to have title to the
farm of which Mr. Sneclode holds pos
session, through which the G. B. & N.
has a right-of-way and in which Mr..
Fischofer has some interest.
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There is whole batch of cases in
which the Tomas boys, the Milwaukee
Harvester company, James Tenant,
Thomas Edge, aud Ora Richards are
interested.
Anton Wydish, of Centerville, brings
suit against John Hudek for $4,000.
The clam is based upon injuries result
ing in the death of Wydish's son Albert
received while in the employ of Hud-
Elk.
Joseph NJ. Burton VS.. Walter Allen
Is suit for personal damages, for
$4,000 damage alleged to have been
received during personal encounter
on the 18th day of December, 1885 in
the village of Beetown.
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Mat, Lampert brings suit against
Martin Oswald and c. Shuttleworth
for money claimed to be due him for
services as clerk while in their employ.
John /. CloarY, of Fairplay. sues
Frank, August and Louis Kluck and
Edward Cary Jr. for $5O25 for shoot
ing him on the 9th day of last March
in the village of Fairplay. The $4,000
is for personal damages and the $25
is for suit of clothes ruined.
Mary Jane Wilkinson, of Platteyille,
who is known as litigant through
her suit against the city of Platteville
which never got into the courts, APP
pears as plaintiff against Jonas Rawson
for S2500 claimed for stock and other
property "unlawfully detained"
Rob't A. Wilson VS.. John Hunt and
Jacob Hooser is an outgrowth of the
well known case of Hooser against
Hunt
The divorce cases are pretty thick
on the calendar.
John Jones, of Patch Grove, has a
SANDER case against Joseph C. Parker.
This case is noticed as an issue of law
IS a demurrer is to be argued.
The cases of Ex-Insurance commits
sioner Spooner against two insurance
companies for $4,000 each for failure
to file statements of their business that
was 10 have been brought here by
change of Venue had the bottom
Knocked out of them by the Supreme
court last summer, the law having been
declared unconstitutional.
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The case that would have. excited
more general interest than any on the
calendar has unfortunately for the law
yers, and reporters, been settled The
case is that of Isaac Mclean Us W. NJ.
Fogo. Mccain was beaten for the
legislature, in Richland county last fall
so he claimed, by lbelous articles pub
lished in the Republican and Observer
of which Fogo is editor and proprietor.
The case was to be brought here by
change of venue from Richland county,
for trial at this term of court. 1t was
settled by stipulation on the 2Sth ult,
each party paying his own separate
costs, and agreeing to let each other
alone in future. The nomination of
McCann, the spirited camp align, the I'M
certainty Of the result, the contest of
Tates' seat by Mccain, all created so
much comment throughout this section
that the case, had it come to trial would
have no doubt proved a sensational
one.
There are some criminal cases that
will have some fight in them. By
special order they will be tried on the
first day of the term. The state against
the Klucks ct al for shooting Cleary
at Fairplay, that against Kirkpatrick
for shooting the tramp at Arthur, a